Trunk-lock.



S. KLEIN 6L I. LUTTMIINNA TRUNK LOCK.

l APPLICATION FILED DE-C I5. 1915- 1.214.687. 4 Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

FI' .I V 9 /0 l PVMT L A V\ i d W v I 3 a V /0 n. Erzi front wall of thetrunk body, the cranks bemg oppositcly positioned so that they mayoperate in opposition to one another. Thus when the hasp 7 is moved tothe position in 'ilicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3, the ends 'thedolts14 of the locking devices 6, rods 3l and 32 are provided, the rodsbeingconnected at one end with the respective ends 27- and 28 of the bellcranks, and at their opposite ends with the bolts 1 4' of the lockingdeviceG.. Thus when the hasp is swung to the dotted lineposition shownin Fig. 8, the bolts will be moved along the slides l5 away from thehooked ends of the hooks 9. ln'this position the lid is freed from thebod/y portion at each of the points 6 and 7. The bolts are moved intoengagement with the hooked ends of the hooks 9, as shown in Fig. Q andas sectionally shown in Fig. 5.

"With our improved trunk lock construc tion We are enabled tosimultaneously lock the lid to the body of the trunk at several pointsWithout placing upon the body ci the lid undue strains which operate tocanse opposite movement of the body randlid and which therefore placestrains upon the hinges and other portions which are not designed forsuch strains. ln addition to this the opposite locking movement of thelocking device renders it impossible to unlock the trunk by merelyspringing the lid to one side or the otherof the body. Furthermore, inthe trunk lock construction embodying our invention there are noprojecting portions Which normally extend to the interior .0f the trunk,or which will be projected into 'erations- This elimination ofprojecting` portionsof the mechanism of the lock, has the advantage thatit` prevents the jamming of the operative portions of the trunk lock byarticles in the trunk coming into engage ment therewith when the. trunkis, being moved about.

Having. thus described our invention, what We claim is:

L In combination in a trunk lock for trunks having relatively movablemembers,

v a hasp pijvotally secured to the front and jacent to the .edge of oneof the members,

vmeans lmounted on the coperating edge of be moved into lockingengagement there with, locking devices locate-d adjacent to the ends ofthe trunk, each of said locking devices consisting of a hook secured tothe edge of the member provided with the hasp receiving means, areciprocally mounted bolt located in the member to which the hasp ispivotally attached, and mechanism for 0peratively connecting the haspand the lock.- ing devices, said mechanism consisting of leverspivotally mounted upon the front of the member to which the bolts andhasp are attached and adapted to operate in a plane parallel thereto,and links connecting the hasp, the levers and the bolts, adapted to movethe bolts in opposite directions when the hasp is moved to its lockingor unlocking positions.

2. In a locking; device for trunks having coperating members, a hasppivotally mounted centrally of and adjacent to the edge of the front ofone of the members, a locking device located adjacent to each end of themembers, each of said locking devices being` so located as to operate inopposition to one another and comprising a bolt secured to the edge ofone of the members, and a hook located between the hasp and the bolt ofeach of said locking devices, each bolt being` adapted t0 be moved intolocking engagement with its coperating hook when the edges of themembers are brought into abutting engagement, and means operativelyconnecting the4 hasp with the bolts and adapted to move the bolts towardthe hasp and into locking engagement with thehooks when the hasp ismoved to its locking position.

3. ln combination in a trunk lock a loirgitudinal pivot secured near theedge of one of the members of the trunlr, a hasp mounted upon the pivotand adapted to. swing thereon toward and aivay from the face of themember, reciprocating bolts mounted at opposite ends of the trunkmember, a pair of pivotally mounted levers secured adjacent to the hasp,reciprocating links connecting the bolts,'the levers and the hasp,andhooks secured to the coperating trunk member located between the boltsand the hasp, adaptedv to. be engaged Aby the bolts when the hasp ismoved to its locking position.

ln testimonyivhereof, We havevher'eunto subscribed enr names this 13thIdaybf De cembenrll. I

STANLEY KLEN. JQSEPH IJUTTMANN 'i Witnesses:

WALTER r. Munten;

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